A new policy from the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA), effective from November 1, aims to lessen administrative workloads for NSW teachers by scrapping principal signatures on accreditation renewal paperwork. Teachers are still required to complete 100 hours of professional ...

Queensland Education Minister Grace Grace announced a $10 million expansion to the Trade to Teach internship program on Tuesday - a pathway that allows tradies to put down the tools and teach their skills. The new $20 million scheme is ...

Public school counsellors will receive a $27,000 pay rise and teachers a $10,000 pay rise after negotiations between the NSW Teachers Federation (NSWTF) and the NSW government reached an agreement on Tuesday. Acting president of the NSWTF Henry Rajendra announced the ...

Listening to teachers, making time for their professional development, incentives and system changes will be needed to address workloads, educators' attrition rates and the lack of respect for the profession, experts said. Following the release of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation ...

An increasing number of public school teachers in NSW are leaving classrooms, with new data show showing resignations in having doubled across the state over the past two years. More than 1854 permanent teachers in NSW quit last year, according ...

Better partnerships between universities and schools will be needed to strengthen Initial Teacher Education (ITE) and ensure future teachers stay on the job long-term. According to Australian Catholic University's Dean of Education Professor Mary Ryan, one of the major issues ...

Nearly half of teachers in Australian schools are considering quitting their jobs within the next 12 months due to heavy workloads, staff shortages and teaching out-of-field, a new survey has revealed. A survey of 4000 Australian educators by the Black ...

The number of principals wanting to quit or retire early has tripled since 2019, with teacher shortages, heavy workloads and lack of time as sources of stress for school leaders, a new survey shows. A survey of 2500 Australian school ...

Supporting new teachers during their first day at school can help to reduce attrition rates and provide a better learning environment for all staff and students, according to an education expert. This week, more than four million Australian students returned ...

Fast-tracking teaching degrees would only be a "small step" towards fixing urgent staff shortages in Australian, an education expert has said. Professor Kim Beswick, head of UNSW's education department, said the NSW coalition's recent pledge to cut teaching degrees’ length ...